April 11, 1980(1980-04-11) (aged 77)[1] Sherman Oaks, California[1]
Genres
Old-time music
Occupation(s)
Musician
Instrument(s)
banjo, fiddle
Years active
1930s–1960s
Labels
Decca Folkways
Formerly of
Cousin Emmy and Her Kinfolk
Musical artist
Cynthia May Carver (March 14, 1903 – April 11, 1980), known professionally as Cousin Emmy, was a banjo player, fiddler and country singer who was one of the pioneering solo female stars in the country music industry. Although hit records eluded her, she proved to be a major name in personal appearances and on radio in the 1940s and 50s. In the 1960s she gained a new audience on the folk music circuit. Her song "Ruby, Are You Mad at Your Man?" became a bluegrass standard after it was covered by the Osborne Brothers.[2] She started out her career by playing with Frankie Moore's Log Cabin Boys. She influenced the playing of Grandpa Jones. She appeared in two films, Swing in the Saddle and The Second Greatest Sex.
^ abcdChadbourne, Eugene. "Cousin Emmy". All Music Guide. Retrieved April 9, 2014. Among the classic country players who credit Cousin Emmy with inspiring them to play is Grandpa Jones, who worked with her on WWVA when he was too young to be a grandpa and had no banjo on his knee. The bluegrass pioneers the Osborne Brothers heard her version of "Ruby Are You Mad" on a jukebox and decided to run with it, turning it into their band's signature song.
^ abChadbourne, Eugene. "About Cousin Emmy". Country Music Television (CMT). Retrieved April 9, 2014. Among the classic country players who credit Cousin Emmy with inspiring them to play is Grandpa Jones, who worked with her on WWVA when he was too young to be a grandpa and had no banjo on his knee. The bluegrass pioneers the Osborne Brothers heard her version of "Ruby Are You Mad" on a jukebox and decided to run with it, turning it into their band's signature song.
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